Goal

Enhance the national food systems pathways

FROM Commitment: Support game changers to food systems

Government (non-donor capacity) / Yemen

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Yemen

Partner organisations:
Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: WHO, UNICEF, FAO/ WFP
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery Wealth, Ministry of Water and Environment
Date made: 08 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Progress status Off course See progress details
Targeted location National - All governorates
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Duration December, 2021 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

build and strengthen the capacity of all stakeholders to enhance the food systems, through:

1. Developing and strengthening national and subnational coordination mechanisms for food systems platforms and stakeholder;

2. Support value chain addition to local agricultural products such as Horticulture, Diary, Cereals, Fisheries etc

3. Enhance and adopt nutrition-sensitive interventions to prevent child malnutrition especially to reduce stunting levels;

4. Build capacities of national codex programmes/structures and enhance their participation globally to codex alimentarius meeting and through addressing the weaknesses or gaps; develop national food standards based on codex texts as appropriate; a have well-functioning Codex Contact Point. Develop and operationalize food safety multisectoral action plan in the health sector

5. A joint multi-sector needs analysis before, during and after a humanitarian response and to include wider measures of nutrition need and progress. These measures may include and not limited to:

- commitments to measuring minimum dietary diversity for women and girls; and

- measures to assess the impact of seasonal food availability patterns on infant and young child feeding practices and household dietary diversity.

6. Strengthen the capacity of national and sub-national staff and community to address all forms of malnutrition.

Progress will be assessed by the government every two years.

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Number Of National And Subnational Food System Coordination Mechanisms Developed/Stregthened Number Of Value Chain Addition Done To Local Agricultural Products Such As Horticulture, Diary, Cereals, Fisheries Etc Percentage Reduction Of Child Malnutrition Especially Stunting Levels Number Of Joint Multi-Sector Needs Analysis Done To Measure Nutrition Needs And Progress. Number Of National And Sub-National Staff And Community Cadres Capacity Build To Address All Forms Of Malnutrition
Indicator monitor National Food Systems Pathways Framework. Progress will be assessed by the government every two years.

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2021 0 national food systems pathways
Progress report July 2024 0% number of implemented national food systems pathways Off course
Given the current trajectory, the target is off course to be met by the end date.
Target December, 2030 11 national food systems pathways

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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